The Other Man (2008)

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• Dean M

  
  This drama film is ultimately disappointing and deserving of its relatively low rating because its edit is annoying and telegraphs where it is going. It is about adultery and triangle of love among the husband, wife and her lover. The story is supported by Liam Neeson, Laura Linney… More
  This drama film is ultimately disappointing and deserving of its relatively low rating because its edit is annoying and telegraphs where it is going. It is about adultery and triangle of love among the husband, wife and her lover. The story is supported by Liam Neeson, Laura Linney and Antonio Banderas, but unfortunately the suspenseful screenplay has a disappointing conclusion. What baffles the viewer is the way the story has been set. One moment Lisa (Linney) is going to Milan for work, and the next, she has mysteriously disappeared. Nothing prepares us for the reality of the situation. Lisa obviously has left all the clues in her notebook for Peter (Neeson) to find. In fact, she is almost at the point of confessing to her husband her deception, but she probably wanted to spare him the truth.

• Drew S

  
  Oppressively, unforgettably awful, The Other Man is the kind of movie that is so desperately self-important that it's stripped of any redeeming sense of fun. If there was even a pulse of life present here, it might have at least vaulted it to so-bad-it's-good status, but I… More
  Oppressively, unforgettably awful, The Other Man is the kind of movie that is so desperately self-important that it's stripped of any redeeming sense of fun. If there was even a pulse of life present here, it might have at least vaulted it to so-bad-it's-good status, but I grew too frustrated by its incompetence to find any amusement in it. Universally disappointing efforts from a talented cast, the acting is half-hearted from its veterans and hysterical from the young folks (Romola Garai, so controlled and smart in Atonement, seems here to have been told "look rheumy and yell a lot"). Liam Neeson and Antonio Banderas invite us to spectate the single most boring clash between men of all time, and relegating Laura Linney to a role seen only in flashback is simultaneously the film's best and worst decision. She's the closest thing the movie has to expressing a tone, but at the same time, she's so rarely seen that it simply can't capitalize on her. I'm sure that her absence reflects very well on her, as long as you can ignore the shamelessly awful last ten minutes or so, but it does nothing to liven Neeson's poorly edited, inhuman, uncaptivating search for truth. Note to self and others: when a film with a cast like THIS disappears, there's usually a reason.

• Leigh R

  
  A little off... didn't keep my attention very well.

• Roy G

  
  Good actors (including Liam Neeson and Laura Linney) are wasted in this film

• Jake .

  
  This was a pleasant surprise for me. I was not totally sure what to expect from "The Other Man", but it is really, pretty good. I had not been impressed with Liam Neeson at all in Taken, but here he is both very human and more or less likable. Antonio Banderas seems like… More
  This was a pleasant surprise for me. I was not totally sure what to expect from "The Other Man", but it is really, pretty good. I had not been impressed with Liam Neeson at all in Taken, but here he is both very human and more or less likable. Antonio Banderas seems like someone I should know, but I do not think I've seen anything else he has been in. Laura Linney and Romola Garai are good, but then again, they usually are. The Other Man did not seem wholly original, but it is still interesting enough to watch. It takes a view on adultery and affairs that I have not seen before. This is the first time I've seen lovers that actually seem to care about one another. They are not just together for kinky sex, because they are discontent with their partner. Perhaps the single greatest thing about The Other Man is that everything is downplayed. Everything seems fairly plausible. The characters, and their reactions and emotions remain within the human realm. They do not fly of the handle, nor are they needlessly agreesive or passionate. Richard Eyre seems to be a rather talented director. I've wanted to see Iris and Notes on a Scandel for a while, but now want to see them all the more. The Other Man, is not a masterpiece at all; but it is good. It has a strong story that is driven by a talented cast. I'm really having a hard time believing that on 26% of Flixster users enjoyed The Other Man. Oh well, you can't win them all.

• Walter M

  
  One minute, Lisa(Laura Linney), a successful shoe designer, and Peter(Liam Neeson) share the perfect married life. Together, they have a grown daughter, Abigail(Romola Garai), who certainly seems well-adjusted. The next minute, Lisa is gone. And Peter has just found evidence of… More
  One minute, Lisa(Laura Linney), a successful shoe designer, and Peter(Liam Neeson) share the perfect married life. Together, they have a grown daughter, Abigail(Romola Garai), who certainly seems well-adjusted. The next minute, Lisa is gone. And Peter has just found evidence of Lisa having an affair. To make matters worse, it is with somebody named Ralph, although not the same Ralph(Paterson Joseph) he and his wife know. Then, Peter finds an e-mail address that he wants traced.(While he is waiting, he would like a cappuccino and a gun, please.) That turns up a Ralph(Antonio Banderas)in Milan who is featured in some racy photos with Lisa. The well-photgraphed "The Other Man" is something of a muddled mess about jealousy. Even worse, it cheats with a late plot twist that changes everything and honestly does not make that much sense. And it is completely unnecessary because if the movie had just played it straight, there is a good movie with a fine cast just waiting to get out. Of course, some of the rhetoric also needs to be toned down.

• Sol C

  
  The film wasn't exactly what I expected. I thought from the trailer that I would be watching a thriller and it turned out to be a drama. The film needed a rewrite. It would have been better off as a thriller. All 3 leads, Neeson, Antonio, and Linney are great in the film, they… More
  The film wasn't exactly what I expected. I thought from the trailer that I would be watching a thriller and it turned out to be a drama. The film needed a rewrite. It would have been better off as a thriller. All 3 leads, Neeson, Antonio, and Linney are great in the film, they just needed a better script. The pacing was off. I did like the scenes between Neeson and Antonio.

• Fascade F

  
  Not too bad a plot...what an interesting way to settle or meet up with someone that intervenes in your relationship with your spouse? this is a good way of looking at handling..."the other person" outside of a marriage. It needed something more to spice it up than trickle it… More
  Not too bad a plot...what an interesting way to settle or meet up with someone that intervenes in your relationship with your spouse? this is a good way of looking at handling..."the other person" outside of a marriage. It needed something more to spice it up than trickle it down to a rather narrow yet heartbreaking ending.

• Panta O

  
  I love the cast... but the director Richard Eyre build up was soooooooooo slow that all I can fill up was a huge "flop" at the end...

• Deb S

  
  This film is about a man Liam Neesom who discovers that his wife was having a long term affair with someone in Italy by accessing a file on her computer entitled "Love" thus discovering emails and pictures. He is enraged and tracking the other man down to Milan, he goes… More
  This film is about a man Liam Neesom who discovers that his wife was having a long term affair with someone in Italy by accessing a file on her computer entitled "Love" thus discovering emails and pictures. He is enraged and tracking the other man down to Milan, he goes there and befriends him in order to find out more about him with the intention of killing the adulterer. Banderas steals the show as the "other man" Ralph who you would love to hate but ends up feeling sorry for. Eventually the truth comes out, and this leads to a rather surprising ending.

• Remi L

  
  The Movie Channel made this movie seem like so much more than it was. Y'know, like it was on a Talented Mr. Ripley level. But forsooth, nay. The Other Man is the story of a husband (Liam Neeson) who thinks his wife (Laura Linney) is cheating on him and tracks down her lover with… More
  The Movie Channel made this movie seem like so much more than it was. Y'know, like it was on a Talented Mr. Ripley level. But forsooth, nay. The Other Man is the story of a husband (Liam Neeson) who thinks his wife (Laura Linney) is cheating on him and tracks down her lover with the intent of making him suffer (Antonio Banderas). Two things I didn't like about this film: 1) casting Banderas as the stereotypical Latin lover. Really?? In 2008?? 2) There were moments where Neeson would flip out and randomly start cursing. It weirded me out. Like it was a compulsion, or he was having an inner monologue except he wasn't on stage. While I can sympathize with anyone whose been betrayed by someone they love, I really didn't like Neeson's character in this film. Halfway through the movie I realized I wasn't gonna get what I expected but decided to sit through it all the way. Where was the intrigue I was promised? This film ended up being nothing more than a pathetic, lonely, angry man who has chased everyone away and all he has now is his revenge. But he's such a tool you don't even think he deserves it.

• Sarah P

  
  This was a pretty lame movie. Why did they even make this?

• Jim W

  
  Liam Neeson plays a man who suspects his wife (Laura Linney) of adultery. So he tracks down the man she was having an affair with, played by Antonio Banderas. The movie makes it look like she just disappeared, so through half the movie I was frustrated that Neeson wasn't… More
  Liam Neeson plays a man who suspects his wife (Laura Linney) of adultery. So he tracks down the man she was having an affair with, played by Antonio Banderas. The movie makes it look like she just disappeared, so through half the movie I was frustrated that Neeson wasn't trying to find out where she was or who she was with now. Since it was clear that she wasn't with the Banderas character because he was always shown alone and he was also looking for her. The twist I didn't see coming but by the time it was revealed I had already given up on the movie. Neeson has nothing to do but shake his fists in anger and be angry and jealous through most of the movie. When he expresses his anger over Banderas by yelling at a mom and her child, it was even harder to take the movie seriously. Despite playing a character we're supposed to despise....Banderas was even more likable. He loved the Laura Linney character, so in a way it was cruel that it was really....Liama Neeson e-mailing him and not the blond woman shoe designer that he fell for lol.

• Lovable M

  
  Interesting take on love and infidelity, but ultimately kind of boring. It feels as though nothing's really happening, but that actually kind of makes it a more logical story and outcome...so it's sort of a draw for my overall opinion.

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